PAPD: Man leads police on foot chase, steals vehicle

Updated 8:58 am, Thursday, September 27, 2012

A man lead Port Arthur Police on a foot chase after being pulled over for a traffic stop, Port Arthur Police said in a report.

A police officer pulled over the vehicle because it did not have a license plate and was missing a taillight assembly, the report says.

The driver of the vehicle pulled into a parking space at Carver Terrace Apartments, got out of the vehicle and began running, the report says.

After chasing the suspect, police officers were able to arrest the driver.

The vehicle the driver was in was found to be stolen from Figuerora's Storage Yard on Gulfway Dr. and the business had also been burglarized, police said.

Stolen property was found to be on the suspect. The suspect was taken to the Jefferson County Jail to be charged with burglary of a building, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and evading arrest, police said.